His Labour party blocked Jamie Driscoll, Mayor of North Tyne, nicknamed "the last Corbynite", from the candidates' list for the new Metro Mayor of the North East. Things did not go well for two previous London Mayors after they left office. ...
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said world leaders are closely watching the U.S. presidential election between former President Trump and Vice President Harris, stressing the global implications of its outcome. “What I’d say in a respectful way to Americans is
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According to a new San Francisco Chroniclepollreleased on Thursday, former San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell is currently in a narrow lead over current Mayor London Breed 20% to 18%, putting her reelection chances this November severely in danger. Since last year, candidates have been...
US ELECTION:Back in July, the UK held a general election on the USA's Independence Day. Now, the US holds its election on our Bonfire Night. Fireworks all round. Anyway, here's our pick ofUS Election night parties and events in London. The winner could be announced that night, or, ...
Dadabhai Naoroji, an Indian Nationalist and the first Indian to win a popular election to Parliament in the UK.Among those being unveiled this yearare plaques commemorating anti-racist activist Claudia Jones, suffragette Emily Wilding Davison and Ada Salter, the first female mayor of a London borou...
GENERAL ELECTION:A General Election has been called for 4 July, so remember to put some time aside to head to your polling station on that day (open 7am-10pm). Keen to watch the results roll in? Book for one of theseelection night viewing partiesaround London.4 July ...
A Moment in London’s History…The election of Nancy Astor December 2, 2019 This marks the 100th anniversary – last month in fact – of the entry of the first woman to the British Parliament. Nancy Astor, who won the seat of Plymouth Sutton on 15th November, 1919, took her seat in ...
Potential candidates are normally nominated by a third party. The overall aim is that within Greater London, DLs are widely representative of the area’s life in social range, gender, community background, ethnic mix and service to the community. At present there are some 100 DLs in the Grea...
Trump attacks London mayor days before UK election ABC News' political analyst Matthew Dowd analyzes the backlash from Trump's tweets in the United States and the impact they could have on the upcoming U.K. election. June 6, 2017 Additional Live Streams ...